The 10 best WSL forwards on current form


The Super League of women (WSL) has native an electrifying group of attacking talents in the 2024/25 season.

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw is currently leading the pack in the race for the golden boots with 11 goals to its name so far. Arsenals Alessia Russo Trails just behind with eight, since Elisabeth Terland from Manchester United with seven goals with Ther Tails stays hot.

From in-the-box strikers to electrifying wings, the WSL is a wealth of world-class talents. In the calendar year, more players increased their game to the next level.

Here, 90 minutes Now have the top ten strikers in the WSL striker.

Kelly Gago, CJ Bott

Kelly Gago signed in January / Lewis Storey / Gettyimages for Everton

Kelly Gago signed in January Transfer window for Everton and has an immediate influence when she arrived in Merseyside.

The French striker scored three goals in four WSL games and added Brian Sorensensen’s side to add a new dimension.

Viviane Asseyi

Viviane Asseyi has managed the West Ham Forward Line / Visionhaus / Gettyimages

Viviane Asseyi has been a top performer at West Ham for several seasons, and this is no different. With five goals and four templates in their name, Asseyi has recently been an essential part of a turnaround of form.

It not only has an impact on the scoresheet, but asseyi brings creative directness to the Irons front line. The threat is clear that he is classified in the top ten percent for successful dribbles and touches in the opposition box.

Olivia Smith

Olivia Smith has scored four goals / Jess Hornby / Gettyimages this season

Olivia Smith signed Liverpool in the summer of 2024 and has already shaped on the WSL. The exciting striker brings a rapid excitement to the front and starts all 13 games she introduced this season.

The immediate influence of the 20-year-old on Merseyside continues to prove that her ceiling is sky high.

Nikita Paris

Nikita Parris recently received a call from England Squad / Mike Hewitt / Gettyimages

Nikita Parris’ summer train to Brighton turned her back to the English squad for the first time in 2022. She plays forward like a reborn.

The energetic striker has contributed to catapulting the seagulls to fifth place in the league.

Alessia Russo

Alessia Russo scored 8 goals in the WSL this season / Richard Heathcote / Gettyimages

The English number nine is back in shape after giving a turbulent start into the 2024/25 season. Alessia Russo scored eight goals and two templates during the previous campaign and has become a new player under the reign of Renee Slegers.

The striker’s striker is unprecedented and offers the Gunners a strong outlet on the top of the field. Russo’s constant improvement comes before the euro 2025 at a perfect time for England.

Catarina Macario

Macario has recently been an outstanding actor for Chelsea / Andrew Redington / Gettyimages

With forward talents such as Mayra Ramirez, Guro Riding and Johanna Rytting Kaneryrd in the ranks you need a lot to be an outstanding player at Chelsea, but Cat Macario is exactly that.

Their versatile presence means that Sonia Bombastor can use it in the central midfield or on the top of the field to threaten Chelsea from all angles.

Macarios ball feastance and exciting persistence distinguishes them from her colleagues and make them one of the most exciting strikers in the WSL.

Mariona Caldentey

Mariona Caldentey scored five goals this season / Naomi Baker / Gettyimages

Arsenal’s big summer signing may have needed a few moments to click in motion, but now that it has arrived in top form, there is no Mariona Caldentey.

The ability of the Spanish striker to drift between the canal and the midfield is unique and causes real problems for opposition defenses. It runs as if the ball is glued to the foot and the Gunner’s frontline gives another dimension.

Khadija Shaw

Shaw has returned from an injury in a strong form / James Gill – Danshouse / Gettyimages

Despite a distance from the field due to an injury before Christmas, Khadija Shaw has returned as if it had never disappeared.

Manchester City’s striker continues to write the story that she is the best that the WSL has ever seen and scored three goals in her last two appearances for the club.

Elisabeth Terland

Elisabeth Terland has recently brought in form / Matt McNulty / Gettyimages

Elisabeth Terland’s departure from Brighton had the impressive WSL season 2023/24 bucket of expectation. Manchester United fans have made the Norway national players available exactly what she has promised in the past few months and illuminated the field.

Terland’s most recent bracket against Crystal Palace was her seventh goal of the WSL season with four templates to share them.

Mary Fowler

Mary Fowler scored four goals in three games for City / Justin Setzerfield / Gettyimages

If we talk about the latest form, it would be impossible to look beyond Mary Fowler. Fowler increased the level in Manchester City in Shaw’s absence and scored five goals and three templates in just six games.

The 22-year-old continues to show her potential and plays far beyond her years with a pronounced maturity. This young Australian is now summarized with Shaw for goals and templates and becomes one of the lightest talents in the league.

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